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Republican Mike Lee earns his highest level of support yet against Democrat Sam Granato in the race to see who will fill long-time GOP Senator Bob Bennett’s U.S. Senate seat.

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Utah finds Lee leading Granato by better than two-to-one, 61% to 28%. Four percent (4%) prefer some other candidate, while eight percent (8%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

This race has never been close. In late August, Lee held a 54% to 29% advantage over Granato. In one other survey prior to that in June, Lee led Granato 58% to 28%.

Eighty-three percent (83%) of Republicans favor Lee, an attorney and former gubernatorial aide. Seventy-eight percent (78%) of Democrats support Granato, a businessman. Among voters not affiliated with either political party, Lee holds a double-digit lead.

The survey of 500 Likely Voters in Utah was conducted on October 13, 2010 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/-4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

Republican Mike Lee continues to hold a commanding lead over his Democratic opponent Sam Granato in the U.S. Senate race in Utah.

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state shows Lee picking up 54% support, while Granato earns 29% of the vote. Five percent (5%) prefer some other candidate, and 12% are undecided.

In late June, following his victory in a GOP Primary runoff, Lee led Granato by a 58% to 28% margin. It was Rasmussen Reports' first look at the Senate contest in the state.

The two men are competing for the seat currently held by Republican Robert Bennett, whose bid for reelection was derailed by Tea Party activists at the state's Republican convention. Utah has not elected a Democratic senator since 1970.

The survey of 500 Likely Voters in Utah was conducted on August 23, 2010 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/-4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

Incumbent Republican Senator Bob Bennett is under serious political attack in Utah for not being conservative enough, but he has the highest level of support so far among the state’s likely Republican Primary voters. One-out-of-five primary voters remain undecided.